Shloka 21
ब्राह्मणीस्वर्गतिवर्णनम्
Brāhmaṇī-Svargati-Varṇana: Account of a Brāhmaṇa Woman’s Ascent to Heaven
सूत उवाच । एवं पुत्रवचः श्रुत्वा तन्माता दुःखसंयुता । निःश्वस्याति तदा धेनुर्वत्सं वचनमब्रवीत्
sūta uvāca | evaṃ putravacaḥ śrutvā tanmātā duḥkhasaṃyutā | niḥśvasyāti tadā dhenurvatsaṃ vacanamabravīt
سوت نے کہا—بیٹے کی باتیں سن کر اس کی ماں غم میں ڈوب گئی اور گہری آہ بھری۔ پھر گائے نے اپنے بچھڑے سے یہ کلمات کہے۔
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights the tender dharmic mood of compassion and responsiveness: sorrow is acknowledged, and right speech is offered in response—qualities that purify the heart and prepare it for Shiva-bhakti and grace.
Though not directly naming the Liṅga here, the Purana’s narrative method uses human (and symbolic) emotions to mature devotion; such softened, sattvic awareness becomes fit for Saguna Shiva worship and for receiving the Jyotirlinga-related teachings of the Koṭirudrasaṃhitā.
The implied practice is śravaṇa (devotional listening) and mindful, truthful speech in distress; as a Shaiva takeaway, one may accompany such listening with silent japa of the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to steady the mind.